A Very Taxing Tale
Jul 28, 2002 | 11:11 am
#1
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A Very Taxing Tale
Howdy!
No trips this weekend, so I have been doing reconfirmation work for upcoming runs and trips.
Mrs. Frugal and I always enjoy our annual fall
visit to Phoenix for the NASCAR races. Beutiful time of the year in the desert.
Anyway, since this is a standing visit, I
booked the rental car portion for this year's
visit [November] back in December, 2001.
Avis won the business with a great daily rate of $20.99 for a compact. Estimated total charges came to $55.42.
I just checked with Avis about this
reservation and they reconfirmed the exact same daily rate. The problem is that total
estimated charges are now $63.48!!
This is a FIFTY-SEVEN percent (57%) increase in fees and taxes since the time that I originally booked this car.
Totally unbelievable.
No trips this weekend, so I have been doing reconfirmation work for upcoming runs and trips.
Mrs. Frugal and I always enjoy our annual fall
visit to Phoenix for the NASCAR races. Beutiful time of the year in the desert.
Anyway, since this is a standing visit, I
booked the rental car portion for this year's
visit [November] back in December, 2001.
Avis won the business with a great daily rate of $20.99 for a compact. Estimated total charges came to $55.42.
I just checked with Avis about this
reservation and they reconfirmed the exact same daily rate. The problem is that total
estimated charges are now $63.48!!
This is a FIFTY-SEVEN percent (57%) increase in fees and taxes since the time that I originally booked this car.
Totally unbelievable.
Jul 28, 2002 | 11:54 am
#4
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Location: Texas Hill Country
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Dear Me,
Sorry if my post is somewhat off topic. I'll leave that for the moderator.
Taxes and fees DO have an impact on what constitutes value when accumulating miles.
I guess I could put it into a "mileage buzz"
context as follows:
Each BA EC mile that I earn from this
rental will now cost $0.13 instead of
$0.11.
Again my apologies, but I thought this was
worthwhile information that does have a place.
Sorry if my post is somewhat off topic. I'll leave that for the moderator.
Taxes and fees DO have an impact on what constitutes value when accumulating miles.
I guess I could put it into a "mileage buzz"
context as follows:
Each BA EC mile that I earn from this
rental will now cost $0.13 instead of
$0.11.
Again my apologies, but I thought this was
worthwhile information that does have a place.
Jul 28, 2002 | 12:09 pm
#5
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 6,084
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by afrugal1:
Each BA EC mile that I earn from this rental will now cost $0.13 instead of $0.11. </font>
Each BA EC mile that I earn from this rental will now cost $0.13 instead of $0.11. </font>
Jul 28, 2002 | 12:33 pm
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Yes it is worthwhile information, for the "Airlines, Hotels, Car Rentals" forum. Please continue to monitor it there.
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